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Childcare costs push 4 in 10 working parents on low incomes into debt – research

Thursday, May 18, 2023

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Working parents on lower incomes are being forced into debt, have had to reduce their hours or quit their jobs altogether due to problems affording childcare, reveals new research.

More than 600,000 families claiming universal credit since pandemic

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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At least 630,000 families were 'pushed' onto universal credit between November 2019 and 2022, reveals new analysis.

Q&A – HMRC answers your questions on Tax-Free Childcare

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Monday, May 15, 2023

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Last month, Nursery World invited early years providers to put forward their questions on the Government's Tax-Free Childcare scheme, which HMRC has answered.

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

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Friday, May 12, 2023

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The Welsh government has launched anti-racist professional training for the childcare, playwork and early years sector.

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

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Friday, April 28, 2023

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Children’s physical activity levels are largely the same now as before the pandemic, but just under 60 per cent are not meeting Government activity targets, according to new research.

BookTrust names its best book to share with young children

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

‘Can you Tickle A Tiger’? has been named the best new book for sharing with young children by BookTrust.

New film highlights the reality faced by families struggling to afford food

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| Nursery World

A new short film has been released to highlight the struggle faced by families to put food on the table due to the cost-of-living crisis.

New resource to support mental health in the early years

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge have launched a new resource to support the mental health of babies and young children.

One in four children in Scotland referred to social care before their fifth birthday

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

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One in four children in Scotland are referred to social care before their fifth birthday, and one in 17 children are investigated for suspected abuse, reveals new research.

Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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One in four UK parents has been forced to leave their job or stop studying because of the ‘rocketing cost of childcare’, according to a worldwide survey by global children’s charity Theirworld.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

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Monday, April 3, 2023

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The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The increase to ‘free’ entitlements is likely to be welcomed by parents, but the early years sector and Institute for Fiscal Studies question the practicalities and purpose. By Catherine Gaunt

Around 350,000 more children 'pulled into' poverty, suggests new analysis

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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An estimated 350,000 more children were pulled into poverty last year, largely because the Government cut the £20 universal credit uplift half-way through the year, reveals new analysis of official figures.

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales will today launch her new Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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The parents of Oliver Steeper, who tragically died after choking on food at nursery in 2021, have vowed to overturn the Government’s decision to allow nurseries to relax childcare ratios for two-year-olds.

Labour outlines plans to reform Ofsted

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Monday, March 13, 2023

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Labour's shadow education secretary has announced plans to replace Ofsted grades for schools with a new report card should the party win the next general election.

Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of available childcare places across England over the past year, with just half of local authorities reporting sufficiency of places for children under two.

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Parents spend on average a third of their hourly wage on childcare in England, according to research by think tank Nesta.

Cost-of-living crisis forces families to share beds and forgo proper meals

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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Families are sharing beds, children are sleeping on floors and sharing soiled beds due to the cost-of-living crisis, reveals new research.

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Lack of affordable, accessible childcare is costing the economy billions in lost earnings – report

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Monday, March 6, 2023

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The UK is losing 1 per cent of its GDP, equivalent to £27bn, due to a lack of suitable childcare, warns a new economic think tank report.

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

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Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

A gender equality think tank is calling on the Chancellor to boost childcare funding by £1.7bn – the estimated shortfall – in the Spring Budget.

Parents claim it doesn't make 'financial sense' to work due to childcare costs - survey

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

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Three-quarters of mothers who pay for childcare say that it does not make financial sense for them to work, reveals new research.

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Childcare costs push 4 in 10 working parents on low incomes into debt – research

More than 600,000 families claiming universal credit since pandemic

Q&A – HMRC answers your questions on Tax-Free Childcare

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

BookTrust names its best book to share with young children

New film highlights the reality faced by families struggling to afford food

New resource to support mental health in the early years

One in four children in Scotland referred to social care before their fifth birthday

Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

Around 350,000 more children 'pulled into' poverty, suggests new analysis

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

Labour outlines plans to reform Ofsted

Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

Cost-of-living crisis forces families to share beds and forgo proper meals

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Lack of affordable, accessible childcare is costing the economy billions in lost earnings – report

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

Parents claim it doesn't make 'financial sense' to work due to childcare costs - survey

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